The Residency Project

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TODAY, 6-7pm at Martin’s Bench, 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 launches with its first of 6 showings for LA Climate Week 2025!

🗺️ 📍Martin’s Bench can be found on Google Maps. It’s located along the scenic Arroyo Seco Trail in Pasadena. We recommend parking near the intersection of S Arroyo Blvd and California Blvd and taking the switchback trailhead by the stop sign down to the arroyo OR you can park at Lower Arroyo Park and follow the trail southward.

𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 can also be experienced at Martin’s Bench on Wednesday 6-7pm and Saturday 3-5pm.

For more easily accessible viewings of 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, check out the Desiderio Park showings on Tuesday 6-7pm, Thursday 6-7pm, and Sunday 12-2pm.

The Residency Project is pleased to present 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: a site-specific sound installation by TRP’s founding artist, Sarah Umles, in alignment with the 2025 LA Climate Week (April 6-13)!

Viewing schedule:
• Monday 4/7, 6-7pm at Martin’s Bench (along the scenic Arroyo Seco Trail in Pasadena)
• Tuesday 4/8, 6-7pm at Desiderio Neighborhood Park (under the beautiful Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena)
• Wednesday 4/9, 6-7pm at Martin’s Bench
• Thursday 4/10, 6-7pm at Desiderio Park
• Saturday 4/12, 3-5pm at Martin’s Bench
• Sunday 4/13, 12-2pm at Desiderio Park

Umles premiered 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 in September last year at the inaugural LA Climate Week exhibition “At the Intersections.” Now introducing the work into two alternating outside settings in Pasadena, she takes the sonic experience out of the gallery and into the outdoors. Visitors are encouraged to take in their built and natural surroundings, absorbing the sound of 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳\𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 as it inevitably becomes layered with other ambient noises—trees, traffic, birds, helicopters, and so forth.

Today we would have welcomed Lua Kobayashi, a California-based artist whose work in photo, video, and installation explores the hidden narratives embedded in objects, places, and people. Of Japanese-American and Uruguayan descent, she grew up feeling like an outsider in a predominantly white suburb, which sparked her fascination with the contrast between idealized facades and the untold stories hidden beneath them. Her practice delves into local histories, familial lineages, and Japanese-American experiences, drawing inspiration from her grandmother’s journey as a Nisei. Through uncovering these overlooked narratives, she illuminates the complex, interwoven histories that shape identity and community.
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Reflecting back on Ilyn Wong’s 𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (2022), outdoor installation with cyanotype-printed muslin, hand-dyed wool yarn, shepherd’s hooks, and metal rod.

TRP is proud to highlight Yasmine Ameli, who would’ve been our current artist-in-residence. 💛

Yasmine Ameli (she/her) is a q***r biracial Iranian American writer from and currently based in Massachusetts. She holds a BA in English from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Virginia Tech. Her poems and essays appear or are forthcoming in several publications, including POETRY Magazine, Ploughshares, The Sun, the Southern Review, AGNI, Narrative, Black Warrior Review, A Public Space, Shenandoah, Copper Nickel, ROOM Magazine, Sundog Lit, The Margins, Frontier Poetry, The Rumpus, Crazyhorse, Mizna, BITCH Media, Ni**od, Nowruz Journal, and Ujima Wire.

Yasmine has been the recipient of scholarships and grants from Poets and Writers, Reese’s Book Club, MASS MoCA, the Edith Wharton House, the Straw Dog Writers Guild, Monson Arts, Franconia Sculpture Park, the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and elsewhere.

Yasmine also works as a holistic writing coach for creative writers seeking guidance on cultivating sustainable writing practices, developing and refining manuscripts, and professional development, including publication and application support. As an educator, she is passionate about demystifying the writing process, providing writers with the craft tools they need to tell their stories, and democratizing access to writing and publishing resources. Upcoming workshops can be found on her website at www.yasmineameli.com, including Word Play: 6 Weeks of Poetry, accepting enrollment now through Thursday, April 17th.